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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2017

Cytotoxic effects of nanosilver are highly dependent on the chloride concentration and the presence of organic compounds in the cell culture media.

Jean-Pierre Kaiser, Matthias Roesslein, Liliane Diener, Adrian Wichser, Bernd Nowack, Peter Wick

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jean-Pierre KaiserParticles-Biology Interactions Laboratory, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, 9014, St. Gallen, Switzerland. jean-pierre.kaiser@empa.ch.
Matthias RoessleinParticles-Biology Interactions Laboratory, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, 9014, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Liliane DienerParticles-Biology Interactions Laboratory, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, 9014, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Adrian WichserParticles-Biology Interactions Laboratory, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, 9014, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Bernd NowackTechnology and Society Laboratory, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, 9014, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Peter WickParticles-Biology Interactions Laboratory, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, 9014, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNanosilver shows great promise for use in industrial, consumer or medical products because of its antimicrobial properties. However, the underlying mechanisms of the effects of silver nanoparticles on human cells are still controversial. Therefore, in the present study the influence of the chloride concentration and different serum content of culture media on the cytotoxic effects of nanosilver was systematically evaluated.

resultsOur results show that nanosilver toxicity was strongly affected by the composition of the culture media. The chloride concentration, as well as the carbon content affected the silver agglomeration and the complex formation. But also the dissolution of nanosilver and the availability of free silver ions (Ag

conclusionsSilver coatings are used in health care products due to their bacteriostatic or antibacterial properties. The assessment of the toxicity of a certain compound is mostly done using in vitro assays. Therefore, cytotoxicity studies of nanosilver using human cell cultures have to be undertaken under well controlled and understood cultivations conditions in order to improve the compatibility of different studies. Especially when eukaryotic versus prokaryotic systems are compared for the evaluation of the use of nanosilver as antibacterial coatings for implants in order to prevent bacterial colonization.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsCaco-2 CellsCell Culture TechniquesCell SurvivalChloridesCulture MediaCytokinesHumansMetal NanoparticlesMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionParticle SizeReactive Oxygen SpeciesSilverToxicity TestsAnti-Bacterial AgentsChloridesCulture MediaCytokinesReactive Oxygen SpeciesSilverCaCo-2 cellsChloride concentrationCulture conditionsCytotoxicityNanosilverProtein content

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PMID28061858
PMCPMC5219688
OpenAlexW2567903171

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